“Never bet on the women, Doctor; Kings.”
“Heavy betting for so light a hand,” remarked Herr Schwatka.
“I’ve won a thousand with a smaller. It’s sand, not cards, that wins at Poker. Half past ten!—as I have to be present at an interesting surgical operation, within the next hour, I think we had better discontinue our game.”
Chapter Ten.
An Explosion or Two.
“We have time for a game or two yet, Doctor, and let us make it a Jack-pot,” said the major.
“All right. I’ll open it for a pound,” said the doctor, looking at two cards.
“How many cards will you have?”